Week of Events
An Introduction to the Sato-Tate Conjecture (Edray Goins, Pomona College)
An Introduction to the Sato-Tate Conjecture (Edray Goins, Pomona College)
In 1846, Ernst Eduard Kummer conjectured a distribution of values of a cubic Gauss sum after computing a few values by hand. This was forgotten about for nearly 100 years until John von Neumann and Herman Goldstine attempted to verify the conjecture as a way to test the new ENIAC machine in 1953. They found […]
Modeling Mechanisms of Ovulatory (Dys)Function (Erica Graham, Bryn Mawr College)
Modeling Mechanisms of Ovulatory (Dys)Function (Erica Graham, Bryn Mawr College)
A normally functioning menstrual cycle requires significant crosstalk between hormones originating in ovarian and brain tissues. Reproductive hormone dysregulation may disrupt function and can lead to infertility, as occurs in the common endocrine disorder polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). In this talk, I will discuss a mathematical model of the ovulatory cycle that accounts for mechanisms […]
GEMS Workshop: Knots and how to tell them apart (Professor Sam Nelson, Claremont McKenna College)
GEMS Workshop: Knots and how to tell them apart (Professor Sam Nelson, Claremont McKenna College)
WHAT IS GEMS: The Gateway to Exploring Mathematics program (GEMS) is a series of workshops that helps excite the interests and curiosity of young students in mathematics and science GEMS meets once a month on a Saturday morning from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM GEMS is designed to reach 8th, 9th and 10th grade students […]